Historic houses · South East England
Bowood House
Bowood House — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bowood House is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Wiltshire, England, that has been owned for more than 250 years by the Fitzmaurice family. The house, with interiors by Robert Adam, stands in extensive grounds which include a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. It is adjacent to the village of Derry Hill, halfway between Calne and Chippenham. The greater part of the house was demolished in 1956. Since 1754 the estate has been the seat of the Earls of Shelburne, created Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784. The ninth and present Marquess is Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice. Notable guests have included Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and Mirabeau, an early leader of the French Revolution, among others.
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Background
History
s at Bowood]]The first house at Bowood was built circa 1725 on the site of a hunting lodge, by the former tenant Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet, who had purchased the property from the Crown. His grandfather Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, had been granted the lease by Charles II. Bridgeman got into financial strife, and in 1739 under a Chancery decree, the house and park were acquired by his principal creditor, Richard Long. In 1754 Long sold it to the first Earl of Shelburne, who engaged the architect Henry Keene to extend the house. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who served as Prime Minister from 1782 to 1783, was created Marquess of Lansdowne to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4286, -2.0376
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Derry Hill & Studley
- Postcode
- SN11 0LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chippenham
Sources
- wikidata: Q444145 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bowood House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowood House?
- Bowood House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN11 0LZ), in the parish of Derry Hill & Studley.
- Is Bowood House a listed building?
- Bowood House is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Bowood House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN11 0LZ. It sits within the Chippenham parliamentary constituency.